GEODON Reviews (ZIPRASIDONE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.7 (579 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare GEODON with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR GEODON | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Sedation | M | 45 | 9 months | 2/9/2009 | 4 | extreme drowsiness, restless leg. | I've been taking it for a couple of months. It has reduced my irritability quite a bit. It helps my mood even out. However, there is also this restless leg thing that goes on with it and it makes me so drowsy it's hard to get up and get going. | F | 45 | 2 months | 2/9/2009 | 4 | bipolar PTSD and panic disorrder | havent had any bad side effects just being groggy the next a.m. | this med is helping so far. I started out day 1 taking 40 mg then went up to 60 mg 2 days later now 120mg on day 4. i really hope this works because it is truly going to drive this miss daisy crazy!! the panic atttacks have been so bad lately | F | 27 | 4 days | 2/6/2009 | 2 | bipolar disorder | VERY, VERY, VERY SLEEPY IN THE MORNINGS. WAKE UP FINE AT 5:00 AM BUT AFTER ABOUT A COUPLE OF HOURS I CANT EVEN KEEP MY EYES OPEN, DONT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THIS. | OMG ALOT OF RESTLESSNESS, FEEL THE ANXIETY SO BAD LIKE I FEEL LIKE JUMPING UP N DOWN ALL THE TIME. MY LEGS CANT GET COMFORTABLE. I USUALLY TAKE MY 80 MG. PILL AT NIGHT AROUND 9:30 AM, HAVE TAKEN IT AT 10:30PM AND 11:30PM...ALL TIMES HAVE DONE THE SAME TO ME NO MATTER HOW EARLY I TAKE IT. I LOSE MY HEARING, THIS HASNT BEEN DOCUMENTED IN ANY CASES. I FEEL LIKE A NERVOUS WRECK. | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 1/21/2009 | 1 | diagnosed with bipolar | insomnia, shakiness, could not drive first two days but wasn't sure if it was this or lamictal, started both at same time. | couldn't wake up in a.m., body wanted to move but mind wouldn't function to get me out of bed, so took earlier in eve then slept right away, really messed up my sleep wake cycle so I was up at 2 or 3 in am, manic. Stopped it after two weeks, off for a week, feel almost normal now. Still on lamictal in a.m. 25 mgs. | F | 61 | 14 days | 1/16/2009 | 3 | Bi-Polar | Weight Gain | I thought that Geodon was the one drug that did not give the increased appetite but I did gain 15 pounds on 80mgs of this pill.I was only taking it for 2 months when I noticed that my appetite had increased dramatically especially for carbs.. I took myself off of Geodon and am seeing weight loss quickly | F | 53 | 2 months | 1/14/2009 | 1 | manic depression | Extremly severe dystonic reaction | after reading thru all your reactions to the drung i realized it was nuthing compared to mine..yesterday i was instructed to go to a higher dose 120 mg after being on it for a week. i had a very severe dytonic reaction. i felt very restlessly tired in the morning then later at night i was felling better so i went to my friends house to chill. and i had gotton this very horrible mental felling. like i felt i was either going to die or sumthing very bad was going to happen. and i told my friend that i felt that and she kinda brushed it off but beleived me. and sure enough I WAS DRIVING HOME ALONE IN THE DARK and my throat started to contract my voice changed to a higher pitch when talking. im so thank full that i was very close to home when this hit me. cuz if i was on main street i would have had to stop and call 911. but i made it home safe while i was praying from when i pulled out of her driveway. i walked in a bit panicing telling my dad something was wrong and it began to contract | F | 18 | 7 days | 1/11/2009 | 3 | Bipolar | Rapid heart rate, after taking I feel drunk for about an hour; klonopin helps it. SEVERE INSOMNIA and MANIA on this. I am lucky to get 5 hours of sleep. I have only been on this for 4 days. | Not sure what to do to fix the insomnia; it makes everything else make me feel normal. | M | 33 | 4 days | 1/10/2009 | 1 | Depression | Took it for the first time to try to get off of Prosac and it made me almost blind. Was driving and had to go to my son's house to have him drive me home. I could barely keep my eyes open. I stopped taking it for a while but after about two weeks I tried it again and it was fine. | After a month, I am fighting feelings of anger and rage and thoughts of hurting myself. I am a mess. On my way to the hospital today. | F | 53 | 2 months | 1/5/2009 | 4 | 2 1/2 month | none, but combined with kolopin I seem to be doing better, some troublr getting a good nights sleep. Once starting this med combination, I could tell a good difference inside, calm, more focused, it was strange the feeling at first but it was a good one. | Did not start the full dose when prescribed, worked my way up from 20 mg instead of 40mg like prescribed. Worked my way up slowly and that I think had alot to do with the way I feel. | F | 29 | 2 months | 12/30/2008 | 1 | serotonin syndrome | I took Geodon only 1 time and refused to take it again! I took it at bedtime as prescribed by my phychiatrist. I awoke about 1 hour later and needed to go pee really bad but could not get out of the water bed nor could I call out my housemate's name! After much struggling, I ended up on the floor and tried to crawl to the bathroom but peed myself before making it to the toilet. I still could not call out my housemate's name to help me. I then somehow managed to turn on the shower and get in to wash the pee off me. However, once in the shower, I could not stand up or reach up to turn off the water which eventually turned to cold. I don't know how long I was bent over in a helpless, crumbled mess until I was finally able to get out of the shower. I had a prescription to fill and refused to do so and threw away the remaining sample pills of Geodon. | GEODON is a VERY dangerous drug. Avoid taking it at all costs! It will render you helpless. I could have been scalded to death if I had managed to turn off the cold water! Do NOT take GEODON under any circumstances! | F | 50 | 1 days | 12/29/2008 | 3 | anxiety | severe tardive dystonia - this drug worked fine until after missing a night time dose we gave it in the morning with Strattera - about 7hrs later my daughter's eyes started rolling up in her head and then she would bend her head all the way back without even realizing she was doing it and she walked all bent over and couldn't really speak - freaked us out as we thought she was having a seizure or a stroke. they used benadryl which cleared up the symtoms but now not so sure about continuing with the drug | F | 11 | 3 months | 12/28/2008 | 3 | bipolar | senstivity to eveything I touch, hear, see...all the senses are very sensitive. Nausea, out of touch. Still have moodswings when I am not feeling like I am out of touch with reality. | I have been taking geodon for about three weeks and my life has changed. i can't stand how i feel. I am going to talk to my doc and see if he will either lower it or take me off of it. Haven't been the same since. All my senses are extremely heightened since taking this drug. I lose touch with reality a lot more now. My senses have contributed to that. When I am not feeling crazy I feel the mood swings still. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 12/28/2008 | 5 | voices | anxiety for about 15 days each month I was gradually getting off risperdal and taking geodon but the horrible side effects only last 15 days after that you start getting used to it. Now I only sleep 6 to 8 hrs after taking geodon at night whereas with risperdal I would sleep 8 to 12 hrs. I do have to admit risperdal takes away your sex drive but after taking it for 10 years I gotta admit that side effect wears off since I'm like horny all the time and still am while on geodon. Also not as hungry on geodon. | switched from 4.5 mg. risperdal to 120 mg. geodon in two months. Never had a problem with risperdal but gained 50 lbs. while on it. Doctor prescribed geodon along with risperdal lowering my risperdal dose to 3mg-40mg, 1.5mg-80mg and 0mg-120mg. I went from 174 lbs to 228 lbs while on risperdal so I started working out and managed to drop weight to 204 lbs and kept it there for years. The first week completely off risperdal I lost 6 lbs and now weigh 190 lbs and still loosing weight. | M | 34 | 3 months | 12/22/2008 | 1 | Psychosis (suspected Bipolar) | vomiting, extreme sedation, unable to walk straight, unable to sleep despite the sedation, severe respiratory depression, pinpoint pupils, severe restlessness despite being sedated. . .overall EXTREMELY uncomfortable. | Was in my psychiatrist's office for about 2 minutes. Told him the symptoms, he didn't seem to care much. . .just told me to take 60 mg of Geodon at bedtime. Told me it would help me sleep and get rid of my paranoia, delusions, and hallucinations. Only took it once, and it was so horrible I will never take it again. 48 hours later I'm still having constant involuntary twitches in my left leg (which sometimes feels paralyzed) and it's REALLY ANNOYING! | M | 19 | 1 times | 12/22/2008 | 5 | Bipolar & OCD | Just extreme drowsiness after taken for a week. | I've been taking Geodon for a month now. My new doctor who is actually a psychiatrist, diagnosed me as being bipolar, and having OCD. Originally I started with 60mg, 2 capsules at bedtime. I was just increased to 80 mg, 2 capsules at bedtime. I've tried Seroquel, Zoloff, Celexa, and other SSRI's, however none of them really worked for me, and they all gave me so many side effects. The only side effect I have is feeling really tired, however my doctor gives me Provigil, and that evens me out. I also get Klonopin for my panic attacks, which are less severe since starting the Geodon. Geodone is usually prescribed with an antidepressant, but I am not on one. I refuse to take them anymore, and my doctor says I don't need to with the Geodon. I have a chemical imbalance, and that seems to be working for me- with way less side effects than any of SSRI's. During the first week I couldn't work because I was so tired, and really out of it, and I did complain to my doctor- so he prescribed me Prov | F | 26 | 31 days | 12/11/2008 | 4 | Combat PTSD | So far none. Makes me very sleepy TAKE ONLY AT NIGHT. | So far this has saved my life. I have tried all atypical antipyschotics and this one doesn't have the horribe weightgain,mania that the others did. I guess everyone responds differently to the meds. It's good for me. | M | 34 | 1 months | 12/11/2008 | 5 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Runny nose, dry mouth | This medication makes me hyper and have very quick speech but i love how it controls my anger and depression. I only started taking it recently but so far so good. | F | 20 | 7 days | 12/9/2008 | 1 | Bi-polar | Paranoid, yelled at everyone, vomiting, almost could not get out of bed. loss of feeling in left side of body | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG..FIRE YOUR DR IF THEY GIVE IT TO YOU | M | 32 | 2 days | 12/8/2008 | 5 | Bipolar I Disorder | Dry eyes, hypermania, sleepiness after taking it but inability to fall or stay asleep, inability to keep eyes open in bright lights, some jaw tremors when drinking from a cup or glass. | Geodon (120 mg) combined with 150 mg Lamictal is saving my life and my sanity. I have not been depressed since starting the Geodon in August. Have had 1 bout with mania and several hypermanic episodes. I also go to therapy 1x a week, AA 2x a week (quit drinking and drugging), and I work at managing my illness in every way possible. I think the benefits far outweigh the side effects and I plan to keep taking it as long as it works! | F | 46 | 3 months | 11/28/2008 |